Santa Rosa Hackers 10, Pleasant Hill Panthers 7: Abby Morris plated lead-off hitter Sydney King to put the Panthers on the scoreboard. Kailey Meyer made a nice play throwing out a runner at third base to end a rally. Madi Bellew scored twice and shutdown a Hackers rally with a bases-loaded strikeout to end the 4th inning. In the final inning, the Panthers scored four runs but couldn’t overcome the 10-3 deficit. Camille Campbell and Chloe Whiting both scored in the final inning, and Fiona Walsh went 2 for 3 including a double and two RBI.

First round

Panthers 13, Los Gatos Magic 9: With time running out, Emily Howie threw a runner out at the plate and Abby Morris threw out a runner trying to steal second to end a rally. After trailing 9-5, the Panthers sent 11 batters to the plate and scored eight runs in the final inning, and the defense held up to complete the come-from-behind win. Kailey Meyer had a run-scoring single and scored the go-ahead run when Chloe Whiting (2 for 3) singled sharply to right field. Olivia Cannizzo (2 for 3) added and RBI single and Victoria Plato followed with a two-run double. Tricia Leong added a bases-loaded single which plated two runs.

Pool play

Panthers 6, Livermore Smoke 4: Sydney King stuck out seven batters in four innings of work, and also scored the first run on a double by Abby Morris. Victoria Plato and Olivia Cannizzo both scored in the second to give the Panthers an 4-3 lead. Jillian Kefer added a single and stole two bases. In the final inning with the scored tied 4-4, Kelsey Rumbaugh led-off with a single, and Fiona Walsh tripled and scored on a throwing error as the Panthers walked-off with a thrilling win.

Panthers 2, Amador Frozen Ropes 2: Kelsey Rumbaugh’s RBI single broke up a 1-1 tie in the third inning. In a pitching duel Sydney King struck out four batters in four innings, and Camille Campbell went 1 for 2 with a stolen base to lead the Panthers. The Panthers battled to a draw and held off the Frozen Ropes with a timely double play to end the game.

Pony Baseball

680 Championship Tournament

Boys 11U

May 31-June 1

The Martinez Hornets traveled to Twin Creeks Sports Complex in Sunnyvale and returned with a first place trophy from the 680 Championship Tournament.

The Hornets started off the tournament with solid wins over the San Ramon Slammers 9-1 and the Concord Patriots 11-1. On the following day, the Hornets narrowly defeat Orinda 9-8, and lost to the Walnut Creek Bulldawgs 11-3, who had previously defeated the Hornets twice. The loss to the Bulldawgs set the stage for a winner take-all rematch. In the championship game, the Bulldawgs jumped out to 7-1 lead but late in the game the Hornets rallied for nine runs and won 10-7. Pitcher Jacob Campbell retired the final batter with the bases-loaded to preserve the victory.

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